TABLE
OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
Puc 100 ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
PART Puc 101 APPLICABILITY
Section Puc 101.01 Applicability
PART Puc 102 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 102.01 Adjudicative Proceeding
Section Puc 102.02 Commission
Section Puc 102.03 Compliant
Section Puc 102.04 Contested Case
Section Puc 102.05 Customer
Section Puc 102.06 Document
Section Puc 102.07 Hearing
Section Puc 102.08 Motion
Section Puc 102.09 Order
Section Puc 102.10 Party
Section Puc 102.11 Person
Section Puc 102.12 Petition
Section Puc 102.13 Prehearing Conference
Section Puc 102.14 Prehearing Order
Section Puc 102.15 Presiding Officer
Section Puc 102.16 Proceeding
Section Puc 102.17 Public Statement Hearing
Section Puc 102.18 Respondent
Section Puc 102.19 Routine Filings
Section Puc 102.20 Rulemaking
Section Puc 102.21 Staff
Section Puc 102.22 Technical Session
PART Puc 103 DESCRIPTION AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE
COMMISSION
Section Puc 103.01 Commission Functions
PART Puc 104 REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION
Section Puc 104.01 Public Access to Information
CHAPTER
Puc 200 PROCEDURAL RULES
PART Puc 201 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 201.01 Applicability
Section Puc 201.02 Place of Hearings
Section Puc 201.03 Construction
Section Puc 201.04 Public Records
Section Puc 201.05 Waiver of Rules
Section Puc 201.06 Requests for Confidential Treatment of
Documents Submitted by Utilities in Routine Filings
Section Puc 201.07 Requests for Release to the Public of
Confidential Documents Submitted in Routine Filings
PART Puc 202 OPERATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 202.01 Requests for Commission Determinations
Section Puc 202.02 Docket and Calendar of Hearings
Section Puc 202.03 Computation of Time
Section Puc 202.04 Extensions of Time
Section Puc 202.05 Date of Filing
Section Puc 202.06 Requirements for Written Communications
Section Puc 202.07 Signatures
Section Puc 202.08 Obstructing Justice
Section Puc 202.09 Withdrawal of Presiding Officer or
Commissioner
Section Puc 202.10 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.11 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.12 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.13 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.14 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.15 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.16 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.17 EXPIRED
Section Puc 202.18 EXPIRED
PART Puc 203 ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Section Puc 203.01 Staff Participation
Section Puc 203.02 Filing Requirements
Section Puc 203.03 Electronic Copies
Section Puc 203.04 Form
Section Puc 203.05 Pleadings
Section Puc 203.06 Petitions
Section Puc 203.07 Motions
Section Puc 203.08 Motions for Confidential Treatment
Section Puc 203.09 Discovery
Section Puc 203.10 Amendments
Section Puc 203.11 Service
Section Puc 203.12 Notice of Adjudicative Proceeding
Section Puc 203.13 Postponement of Hearing
Section Puc 203.14 Presiding Officer
Section Puc 203.15 Prehearing Conference
Section Puc 203.16 Appearances Before the Commission
Section Puc 203.17 Intervention
Section Puc 203.18 Public Comment
Section Puc 203.19 Consolidation of Hearings
Section Puc 203.20 Settlement and Stipulation of Facts
Section Puc 203.21 Limiting Number of Witnesses or Time
Section Puc 203.22 Exhibits
Section Puc 203.23 Evidence
Section Puc 203.24 Cross Examination
Section Puc 203.25 Burden and Standard of Proof
Section Puc 203.26 Order of Procedure
Section Puc 203.27 Administrative Notice
Section Puc 203.28 Views and Inspections
Section Puc 203.29 Recess and Adjournment
Section Puc 203.30 Reopening the Record
Section Puc 203.31 Transcripts
Section Puc 203.32 Briefs
Section Puc 203.33 Rehearing
Section Puc 203.34 Retention of Decisions
PART
Puc 204 FORMAL COMPLAINTS
Section Puc 204.01 Submission of Formal Complaints
Section Puc 204.02 Complaints Regarding Utilities
Section Puc 204.03 Review of Complaints by Utilities
Section Puc 204.04 Investigation
Section Puc 204.05 Adjudicative Proceedings
Section Puc 204.06 Investigations Initiated by the Commission
Section Puc 204.07 Complaints Regarding Non-Utilities
PART Puc 205 RULEMAKING
Section Puc 205.01 How Adopted
Section Puc 205.02 Manner for Adoption
Section Puc 205.03 Requests to Commission for Rulemaking
Section Puc 205.04 Request for Notice of Intended Rulemaking
Action
Section Puc 205.05 Public Hearing
Section Puc 205.06 Explanation of Proposed Rule
PART Puc 206 ALTERNATIVE REGULATION
Section Puc 206.01 Definitions
Section Puc 206.02 Utility May Petition
Section Puc 206.03 Commission Shall Initiate
Section Puc 206.04 Adjudicatory Proceedings
Section Puc 206.05 Description of Alternative Form of Regulation
Section Puc 206.06 Filing Requirements
Section Puc 206.07 Standards for Approval
Section Puc 206.08 Reporting Requirements
Section Puc 206.09 Withdrawal of Approval
PART
Puc 207 DECLARATORY RULINGS
Section Puc 207.01 Declaratory Rulings
CHAPTER
Puc 300 RULES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE
PART Puc 301 APPLICATION OF RULES
Section Puc 301.01 Application of Rules
Section Puc 301.02 Notice of Intent to Produce Electricity
PART Puc 302 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 302.01 Commission
Section Puc 302.02 Competitive Electric Power Supplier (CEPS)
Section Puc 302.03 Creep
Section Puc 302.04 Customer
Section Puc 302.05 Demand
Section Puc 302.06 Electronic Indicating Demand Device
Section Puc 302.07 Electronic Meter
Section Puc 302.08 Electric Service
Section Puc 302.09 Energy Conservation
Section Puc 302.10 Full Load
Section Puc 302.11 Independent System Operator for
Section Puc 302.12 Indicating Demand Device
Section Puc 302.13 Light Load
Section Puc 302.14 Master Metering
Section Puc 302.15 Mechanical Indicating Demand Device
Section Puc 302.16 Mechanical Meter
Section Puc 302.17 Meter
Section Puc 302.18 Power Factor
Section Puc 302.19 Power Factor Load
Section Puc 302.20 Recording Demand Device
Section Puc 302.21 Register Multiplier
Section Puc
Section Puc 302.23 Utility
Section Puc 302.24 Wide-Scale Emergency
PART Puc 303 SERVICE PROVISIONS
Section Puc 303.01 Filing of Tariffs
Section Puc 303.02 Master Metering
Section Puc 303.03 Meter
Section Puc 303.04 Change in Character of Service
PART Puc 304 QUALITY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE
Section Puc 304.01 Frequency
Section Puc 304.02 Voltage Variation
Section Puc 304.03 Interruptions of Service
Section Puc 304.04 Voltage Complaints
PART Puc 305 METER ACCURACY AND TESTING
Section Puc 305.01 Inspection of Meters
Section Puc 305.02 Test and Calibration of Meters
Section Puc 305.03 Test Schedules for Watt-hour Meters and
Demand Devices
Section Puc 305.04 Request Tests and Reports and Records of Meter
Tests
Section Puc 305.05 Customer's Bill Adjustments
Section Puc 305.06 Testing Facilities and Equipment, Watt-Hour
Standards
Section Puc 305.07 Testing Facilities and Equipment, Portable
Indicating Standards
PART Puc 306 EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Section Puc 306.01 Standard Practice in Construction, Operation and
Maintenance
Section Puc 306.02 Joint Pole Construction
Section Puc 306.03 Electrical Interference
Section Puc 306.04 Safety Instructions
Section Puc 306.05 Resuscitation
Section Puc 306.06 Notification of Accidents and Property Damage
Section Puc 306.07 Commission Inspection
Section Puc 306.08 Uniform Utility Damage Prevention Program
Section Puc 306.09 Emergency Response Standards and Electrical
Outage Restoration
Section Puc 306.10 Physical and Cyber Security Plans, Procedures
and Reporting
PART Puc 307 RECORDS AND REPORTS
Section Puc 307.01 Records
Section Puc 307.02 Preservation of Records
Section Puc 307.03 Reports to Commission
Section Puc 307.04 Uniform System of Accounts
Section Puc 307.05 Short Term Debt
Section Puc 307.06 Interconnection Agreements
Section Puc 307.07 Reliability Reporting
Section Puc 307.08 Reporting During Wide Scale Emergencies
Section Puc 307.09 Reporting of Reliability Measures
Section Puc 307.10 Tree-Pruning Standards
PART Puc 308 FORMS REQUIRED BY ALL ELECTRIC UTILITIES
Section Puc 308.01 E-1 Monthly Report on Voltage Complaints
Section
Puc 308.02 E-2 Quarterly Report on
Interruptions of Service Over 5 Minutes Duration
Section Puc 308.03 E-3 Annual Report of Total Electric Meter
Tests
Section Puc 308.04 E-3A Report on Selective Sample Tests of
Weighted Average Accuracy on Self-Contained Single-Phase Meters and Network
Meters
Section Puc 308.05 E-4 Monthly Report on Electric Meter
Complaint Tests
Section Puc 308.06 E-25E Accident Reports
Section Puc 308.07 E-22E - Report of Proposed Distribution Expenditures
for Additions, Extensions and Capitol Improvements to Fixed Capital and
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Expenses
Section Puc 308.08 E-25E Report of Proposed Changes in
Depreciation Rates
Section Puc 308.09 Quarterly Financial Report, FERC Form 3-Q
Section Puc 308.10 Annual Report, FERC Form No. 1
Section Puc 308.11 F-1 Supplemental Quarterly Financial and
Sales Information
Section Puc 308.12 F-4 Authority to Issue Securities
Section Puc 308.13 Form F-22 Information Sheet
Section Puc 308.14 E-33 Distribution Crew Reports During Wide
Scale Emergencies
Section Puc 308.15 E-34 Transmission Crew Reports During Wide
Scale Emergencies
Section Puc 308.16 E-36A, E-36B and E-36C Electric Utility
Outage Reports During Wide Scale Emergencies
Section Puc 308.17 Quarterly Report of Equipment Theft, Sabotage
and Breaches of Security
Section Puc 308.18 Quarterly Reporting of Electric Utility
Reliability Measures
PART Puc 309 RESERVED
PART Puc 310 RULES RELATIVE TO UTILITY ADVERTISING
Section Puc 310.01 Definitions
Section Puc 310.02 Recovery of Certain Expenses Prohibited
Section Puc 310.03 Expenditures Subject to Recovery by A Utility
Section Puc 310.04 Prudence Review of Expenses
Section Puc 310.05 Reports Required
Section Puc 310.06 Accounting
PART Puc 311 TRANSFER OF SERVICE BY UTILITY OF CUSTOMERS
RETURNING TO UTILITY ENERGY SUPPLY
Section Puc 311.01 Requirements
Section Puc 311.02 Obligations
CHAPTER Puc 400 RULES FOR TELEPHONE UTILITIES
PART Puc 401 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION
Section Puc 401.01 Purpose
Section Puc 401.02 Application
PART Puc 402 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 402.01 Accident Notification Roster
Section Puc 402.02 Basic Service
Section Puc 402.03 Commission
Section Puc 402.04 Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)
Section Puc 402.05 Competitive Toll Provider (CTP)
Section Puc 402.06 Contact Information
Section Puc 402.07 Cyber Attack
Section Puc 402.08 Dial Tone
Section Puc 402.09 Excepted Local Exchange Carrier (ELEC)
Section Puc 402.10 Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC)
Section Puc 402.11 Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Operating as
an Excepted Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC-ELEC)
Section Puc 402.12 Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Not
Operating as an Excepted Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC-NELEC)
Section Puc 402.13 Payphone
Section Puc 402.14 Payphone Service Provider (PSP)
Section Puc 402.15 Reportable Accident
Section Puc 402.16 Rural Telephone Company (RTC)
Section Puc 402.17 Secretary of State Certificate of Authority
Section Puc 402.18 Significant Facility Disruption
Section Puc 402.19 Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)
Section Puc 402.20 Telephone Utility
Section Puc 402.21 Transfer of Customer Base
Section Puc 402.22 Utility Filing Information
Section Puc 402.23 Voice Service
PART Puc 403 TELEPHONE UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 403.01 Purpose
Section Puc 403.02 Application
PART Puc 404 TELEPHONE UTILITY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 404.01 Registration of Telephone Utilities
Previously Authorized as CLECs, CTPs, PSPs, or ILECs.
Section Puc 404.02 Authorization Required to Provide Voice
Service
Section Puc 404.03 Denial of Registration
Section Puc 404.04 Assessment
Section Puc 404.05 Tariff for Wholesale Services
Section Puc 404.06 Web Site
Section Puc 404.07 Accident Notifications
Section Puc 404.08 Payphone Service
Section Puc 404.09 TRS
Section Puc 404.10 E911
Section Puc 404.11 General Preservation and Availability of
Records
PART Puc 405 CONSUMER PROTECTION
Section Puc 405.01 Notice to Customers
Section Puc 405.02 Slamming Prohibited
Section Puc 405.03 Transfers of Customer Base
Section Puc 405.04 Cramming Prohibited
Section Puc 405.05 Number Portability Notice
Section Puc 405.06 Complaints
Section Puc 405.07 Public Interest Payphones
PART Puc 406 TELEPHONE UTILITY EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Section Puc 406.01 Construction, Installation and Maintenance of
Physical Plant
Section Puc 406.02 Emergency Operations
Section Puc 406.03 Significant Facility Disruption
PART Puc 407 ELEC AND ILEC INTERCARIER OBLIGATIONS
Section Puc 407.01 Intercompany Cooperation
Section Puc 407.02 Provision of Interconnection
Section
Puc 407.03 Network Changes
Section Puc 407.04 Switching and Signaling Obligations
Section Puc 407.05 Carrier to Carrier Migrations
Section Puc 407.06 Directories
PART
Puc 408 ELEC AND ILEC COMMON REPORTS AND
FILINGS
Section
Puc 408.01 Due Annually
Section Puc 408.02 Event-Driven
Section Puc 408.03 Submitting Reports and Forms
Section Puc 408.04 Confidential Treatment
PART Puc 409 ELEC AND ILEC COMMON FORMS
Section Puc 409.01 Form T-1 Contact and Trade Name Information
Section Puc 409.02 Form T-2 Assessment Report
Section Puc 409.03 Form T-3 Utility Accident Report
Section Puc 409.04 Form T-4 Transfer of Customer Base Report
Section Puc 409.05 Form T-5 Facility Disruption Report
Section Puc 409.06 Form T-6 Payphone Location Report
Section Puc 409.07 Form T-7 Exchange Eligibility Report
Section Puc 409.08 Form T-8 Application for Registration to
Provide Voice Service
PART Puc 410 INCUMBENT
LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS (ILECs)
Section
Puc 410.01 Purpose
Section Puc 410.02 Application
Section
Puc 410.03 Basic Service
Section Puc 410.04 ILEC Discontinuations of Basic Service
Section Puc 410.05 Complaints Regarding Basic Service
Section Puc 410.06 Interconnection Requirements
Section Puc 410.07 Denial of Interconnection Requests
PART Puc 411 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ILECS
NOT OPERATING AS ELECS
Section
Puc 411.01 Purpose
Section
Puc 411.02 Application
Section
Puc 411.03 Retail Tariff
Section
Puc 411.04 Uniform System of Accounts
Section
Puc 411.05 Short Term Debt
Section
Puc 411.06 Depreciation
Section
Puc 411.07 Rate Case
Section
Puc 411.08 Annual Report
Section Puc 411.09 Other Reports
PART Puc 412 ILEC-NELEC FORMS
Section
Puc 412.01 Form ILEC-1 Annual Report
Section
Puc 412.02 Form ILEC-2 Petition for
Authority to Issue Securities
Section
Puc 412.03 Form ILEC-3 Report of
Proposed Fixed Capital Expenditures
Section
Puc 412.04 Form ILEC-4 Report of
Proposed Changes in Depreciation Rates
PART Puc 413 REGISTRATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS
FOR RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW
Section Puc 413.01 Definitions
Section Puc 413.02 Registration
Section Puc 413.03 Requests for Numbering Resources
CHAPTER
Puc 500 RULES FOR GAS SERVICE
PART
Puc 501 APPLICATION OF RULES
Section
Puc 501.01 Application of Rules
PART
Puc 502 DEFINITIONS
Section
Puc 502.01 Check Flow
Section
Puc 502.02 Commission
Section
Puc 502.03 Cubic Foot
Section
Puc 502.04 Economic Conservation
Section
Puc 502.05 Fast
Section
Puc 502.06 Gas
Section
Puc 502.07 Incident
Section
Puc 502.08 Jurisdictional LPG System
Section
Puc 502.09 Landfill
Section
Puc 502.10 Landfill Gas
Section
Puc 502.11 Landfill Gas Operator
Section
Puc 502.12 LNG
Section
Puc 502.13 LPG
Section
Puc 502.14 LPG Operator
Section
Puc 502.15 Master Meter System
Section
Puc 502.16 Meter
Section
Puc 502.17 Open Flow
Section
Puc 502.18 Peak Shaving
Section
Puc 502.19 Person
Section
Puc
Section
Puc 502.21 Slow
Section
Puc 502.22 Standard Gravitational Force
Section
Puc 502.23 Total Heating Valve
Section
Puc 502.24 Turbine Meter
Section
Puc 502.25 Utility
PART
Puc 503 SERVICE PROVISIONS
Section
Puc 503.01 Filing of Tariffs
Section
Puc 503.02 Measurement of Services
Section
Puc 503.03 Meter
Section
Puc 503.04 Change in Character of
Service
PART
Puc 504 QUALITY OF GAS SERVICE
Section
Puc 504.01 Heating Value Requirements
Section
Puc 504.02 Purity Requirements
Section
Puc 504.03 Pressure Requirements
Section
Puc 504.04 Interruptions of Service
Section
Puc 504.05 Emergency Notification
Section
Puc 504.06 Incident Reporting
Section
Puc 504.07 Emergency Response
PART
Puc 505 METER INSTALLATION, ACCURACY AND
TESTING
Section
Puc 505.01 Meter Installations
Section
Puc 505.02 Inspection of Meters
Section
Puc 505.03 Test and Calibration of
Meters
Section
Puc 505.04 Test Schedule for Gas Meters
Section
Puc 505.05 Customer Requested Tests
Section
Puc 505.06 Customer's Bill Adjustments
Section
Puc 505.07 Testing Facilities and
Equipment
PART Puc
506 EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Section
Puc 506.01 Pipeline Safety Standards
Section
Puc 506.02 Construction and Maintenance
Section
Puc 506.03 On-site Storage
Section
Puc 506.04 Underground Utility Damage
Prevention Program
PART
Puc 507 RECORDS, REPORTS AND ACCOUNTING
REQUIREMENTS
Section
Puc 507.01 Records in General
Section
Puc 507.02 Station Records
Section
Puc 507.03 Gas Supply Measurement
Section
Puc 507.04 System Maps
Section
Puc 507.05 Meter Records
Section
Puc 507.06 Preservation of Records
Section
Puc 507.07 Reports to Commission
Section
Puc 507.08 Uniform System of Accounts
Section
Puc 507.09 Short Term Debt
PART
Puc 508 SAFETY, ACCIDENT AND LEAKAGE
REQUIREMENTS
Section
Puc 508.01 Safety Practices
Section
Puc 508.02 Resuscitation
Section
Puc 508.03 Accidents
Section
Puc 508.04 Leakage Surveys and
Inspections
Section
Puc 508.05 Leakage Record-Keeping and
Reporting
PART
Puc 509 FORMS REQUIRED TO BE FILED
Section
Puc 509.01 F-lG Rate of Return
Section Puc
509.02 F-3 Statement of Pro Forma Income Statement at
Present and Proposed Rates for Year Ended
Section
Puc 509.03 F-4 Petition for Authority to Issue Securities
Section
Puc 509.04 F-16G Annual Report for Gas Utilities
Section
Puc 509.05 F-8G Monthly Operating and Income Statements
Section
Puc 509.06 F-22 Information Sheet
Section
Puc 509.07 E-5G Utility Accident Report
Section
Puc 509.08 E-6 Heating Value and Purity Report
Section
Puc 509.09 E-7 Annual Report of Gas Meter Tests
Section
Puc 509.10 E-8 Report of Pressure Complaints
Section Puc
509.11 E-22G Report of Proposed Expenditures for
Additions, Extensions and Capital Improvements to Fixed Capital
Section
Puc 509.12 E-23 Report of Interruptions of Service
Section
Puc 509.13 E-24 Report of Gas Meter Complaint Test
Section
Puc 509.14 E-25G Report of Proposed Changes in Depreciation
Rates
Section
Puc 509.15 Status of Leaks
Section
Puc 509.16
Section
Puc 509.17 Weekly Gas Storage Report
Section
Puc 509.18 Weekly Portable LNG Vaporizer
Activity Report
Section
Puc 509.19 Summary of Peak Day Report
Section
Puc 509.20 Forecast of Upcoming Winter
Period Design Day Report
Section
Puc 509.21 Federal Reports Filed with
Commission
Section
Puc 509.22 Monthly Customer Migration
Report
PART
Puc 510 UTILITY ADVERTISING
Section
Puc 510.01 Definitions
Section
Puc 510.02 Recovery of Certain Expenses
Prohibited
Section
Puc 510.03 Exempted Expenditures
Section
Puc 510.04 Continuing Jurisdiction
Section
Puc 510.05 Reports Required
Section
Puc 510.06 Accounting
PART
Puc 511 ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES FOR GAS
PIPELINE UTILITIES
Section
Puc 511.01 Jurisdiction Scope and
Application of Authority
Section
Puc 511.02 Intervals of Inspection
Section
Puc 511.03 Inspection of Utilities
Section
Puc 511.04 Verbal Notice to
Utility of Probable Violation
Section
Puc 511.05 Written Formal Notice of
Probable Violation
Section
Puc 511.06 Responses to Notice of
Probable Violation
Section
Puc 511.07 Informal Conferences
Section
Puc 511.08 Notice of Violation
Section
Puc 511.09 Response to Notice of
Violation
Section
Puc 511.10 Commission Action
PART
Puc 512 LP AND LANDFILL GAS PIPELINE
SAFETY STANDARDS
Section
Puc 512.01 Compliance with Federal
Standards Required
Section
Puc 512.02 Compliance with Other
Standards
Section
Puc 512.03 E-27-A Report of
Jurisdictional System
Section
Puc 512.04 Confidential Records
Section
Puc 512.05 Emergency Notification
Section
Puc 512.06 Incident Reporting
Section
Puc 512.07 Accidents
Section
Puc 512.08 Construction and Maintenance
Section
Puc 512.09 Underground Utility Damage
Prevention Program
Section
Puc 512.10 Marking of Containers
Section
Puc 512.11 System Maps
Section
Puc 512.12 Procedure for Reporting Emergencies
Section
Puc 512.13 Preservation of Records
Section
Puc 512.14 Leakage Surveys and
Inspections
Section
Puc 512.15 Leakage Record-Keeping and
Reporting
Section
Puc 512.16 E-5G LPG Operator and Landfill Gas Operator
Accident Reports
PART
Puc 513 ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES FOR LP
AND LANDFILL GAS OPERATORS
Section
Puc 513.01 Jurisdiction Scope and
Application of Authority
Section
Puc 513.02 Intervals of Inspection
Section
Puc 513.03 Inspection of LPG Operators
Section
Puc 513.04 Verbal Notice to LPG Operator
of Probable Violation
Section
Puc 513.05 Written Formal Notice of
Probable Violation
Section
Puc 513.06 Responses to Notice of
Probable Violation
Section
Puc 513.07 Informal Conferences
Section
Puc 513.08 Notice of Violation
Section
Puc 513.09 Response to Notice of
Violation
Section
Puc 513.10 Commission Action
CHAPTER
Puc 600 RULES FOR WATER SERVICE
PART Puc 601
APPLICATION OF RULES
Section Puc 601.01
Application of Rules
PART Puc 602
DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 602.01
Class A Utility
Section Puc 602.02
Class B Utility
Section Puc 602.03
Class C Utility
Section Puc 602.04
Commission
Section Puc 602.05
Customer
Section Puc 602.06
Customer Service Pipe
Section Puc 602.07
Discounted Cash Flow Methodology or DCF
Section Puc 602.08
Franchise
Section Puc 602.09
Meter
Section Puc 602.10
Section Puc 602.11
Order Nisi
Section Puc 602.12
Service Connection
Section Puc 602.13
Service Entrance
Section Puc 602.14
Service Pipe
Section Puc 602.15
Small Water System
Section Puc 602.16
Utility
Section Puc 602.17
Utility Service Pipe
Section Puc 602.18
Water Service
PART Puc 603 SERVICE
PROVISIONS
Section Puc 603.01
Filing of Tariffs
Section Puc 603.02
Information to Customers
Section Puc 603.03
Measurement of Service
Section Puc 603.04
Meter
Section Puc 603.05
Customer Relations
PART Puc 604 QUALITY
OF WATER SERVICE
Section Puc 604.01
Quality of Water
Section Puc 604.02
Cross-Connections
Section Puc 604.03
Pressure
Section Puc 604.04
Pressure Variation
Section Puc 604.05
Pressure Surveys and Records
Section Puc 604.06
Interruptions of Service
Section Puc 604.07
Shortage of Supply
Section Puc 604.08
Conservation
PART Puc 605 METER
ACCURACY AND TESTING
Section Puc 605.01
Inspection of Meters
Section Puc 605.02
Meter Installations
Section Puc 605.03
Test and Calibration of Meters
Section Puc 605.04
Test Schedules for Meters
Section Puc 605.05
Customer's Bill Adjustments
Section Puc 605.06
Test Facilities and Equipment
Section Puc 605.07
Underground Utility Damage Prevention Program
PART Puc 606
EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Section Puc 606.01
Standard Practice
Section Puc 606.02
Distribution System and Mains
Section Puc 606.03
Fire Protection and Hydrants
Section Puc 606.04
Valves and Service Connections
Section Puc 606.05
Disinfection of Facilities
PART Puc 607
RECORDS, REPORTS AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 607.01
Station Records
Section Puc 607.02
Water Supply Measurement
Section Puc 607.03
System Maps
Section Puc 607.04
Meter Records
Section Puc 607.05
Preservation of Records
Section Puc 607.06
Reports to Commission
Section Puc 607.07
Uniform System of Accounts
Section Puc 607.08
Work Order and Continuing Property Records
PART Puc 608 SAFETY,
INSPECTIONS AND SHORT TERM DEBT
Section Puc 608.01
Safety Instructions
Section Puc 608.02
Resuscitation
Section Puc 608.03
Accidents
Section Puc 608.04
Commission Inspection
Section Puc 608.05
Short Term Debt
PART Puc 609 FORMS
TO BE FILED BY ALL UTILITIES
Section Puc 609.01
F-1C Quarterly Statement of Operations
Section Puc 609.02
F-3 Pro Forma Income Statement at Present and Proposed Rates for Year
Ended
Section Puc 609.03
F-4 Petition for Authority to Issue Securities
Section Puc 609.04
F-16-Water Annual Report
Section Puc 609.05
F-22 Information Sheet
Section Puc 609.06
E-5 Utility Accident Report
Section Puc 609.07
E-14 Report of Pressure Complaints
Section Puc 609.08
E-15 Annual Report of Water Meter Tests
Section Puc 609.09
E-16 Report of Water Meter Complaint Tests
Section Puc 609.10
E-17 Annual Report of Hydrant Inspection
Section Puc 609.11
E-18 Report of Interruptions of Service Over 30 Minutes Duration
Section
Puc 609.12 E-22 Report of Proposed
Expenditures for Additions, Extensions
and Capital Improvements to Fixed Capital
Section Puc 609.13
E-25 Water Report of Proposed Changes in Depreciation Rates
Section Puc 609.14
Electronic Filing Requirements, Annual Report
PART Puc 610 SMALL
WATER UTILITIES
Section Puc 610.01
Purpose
Section Puc 610.02
Expedited Proceeding
Section Puc 610.03
Generic Return on Equity
Section Puc 610.04
Eligibility
Section Puc 610.05
Rate Design
Section Puc 610.06
Staff Review and Recommendation
Section Puc 610.07
Right to Challenge Recommendation
Section Puc 610.08
Commission Decision
Section Puc 610.09
Service and Publication of Order
Section Puc 610.10 Procedural Expenses
CHAPTER
Puc 700 RULES FOR SEWER UTILITIES
PART Puc 701 APPLICATION OF RULES
Section Puc 701.01 Application of Rules
PART Puc 702 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 702.01 Commission
Section Puc 702.02
Customer
Section Puc 702.03
Section Puc 702.04
Septic Pumping
Section Puc 702.05
Service Pipe
Section Puc 702.06
Sewage
Section Puc 702.07
Sewage Disposal Service
Section Puc 702.08
Sewage Disposal System
Section Puc 702.09
Utility
Section Puc 702.10
Water Utility
PART Puc 703 SERVICE
PROVISIONS
Section Puc 703.01
Filing of Tariffs
Section Puc 703.02
Customer Bill Adjustments
Section Puc 703.03
Discontinuance of Service
Section Puc 703.04
Customer Relations
PART Puc 704 QUALITY
OF SERVICE
Section Puc 704.01
Effluent Standards
Section Puc 704.02
Cross-Connections
Section Puc 704.03
Interruptions of Service
PART Puc 705
EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Section Puc 705.01
Construction and Maintenance
PART Puc 706
RECORDS, REPORTS AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 706.01
Station Records
Section Puc 706.02
System Maps
Section Puc 706.03
Preservation of Records
Section Puc 706.04
Reports to Commission
Section Puc 706.05
Uniform System of Accounts for Accounting Records
Section Puc 706.06
Work Order and Continuing Property Records
Section Puc 706.07
Short Term Debt
PART Puc 707 SAFETY
Section Puc 707.01
Safety Instructions
Section Puc 707.02
Resuscitation
Section Puc 707.03
Accidents
Section Puc 707.04
Commission Inspection
PART Puc 708 FORMS
TO BE FILED
Section Puc 708.01
E-5 Utility Accident Report
Section Puc 708.02
E-16 Report of Meter Complaint Tests
Section
Puc 708.03 E-22 Report of Proposed
Expenditures for Additions, Extensions and Capital Improvements to Fixed
Capital
Section Puc 708.04 E-25 Sewer
Report of Proposed Changes in Depreciation Rates
Section Puc 708.05
F-3 Pro Forma Income Statement at Present and Proposed Rates for Year
Ended
Section Puc 708.06
F-4 Authority to Issue Securities
Section Puc 708.07
F-16-Sewer Annual Report
Section Puc 708.08
F-22 Information Sheet
Section Puc 708.09
Electronic Filing Requirement, Annual Report
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Puc 800 UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE
PREVENTION PROGRAM
PART Puc 801 APPLICATION OF RULES
Section Puc 801.01 Purpose
Section Puc 801.02 Application
PART Puc 802 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 802.01 Blasting
Section Puc 802.02 Commission
Section Puc 802.03 Damage
Section Puc 802.04 Emergency Situation
Section Puc 802.05 Excavation
Section Puc 802.06 Excavator
Section Puc 802.07 Extraordinary Circumstances
Section Puc 802.08 Hand Digging
Section Puc 802.09
Section Puc 802.10 Locator
Section Puc 802.11
Section Puc 802.12 Operator
Section Puc 802.13 Person
Section Puc 802.14 Premark
Section Puc 802.15 System
Section Puc 802.16 Tolerance Zone
Section Puc 802.17 Underground Facility
PART Puc 803 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 803.01 Procedures and Operation of
Section Puc 803.02 Education and Training
PART Puc 804 DUTIES OF OPERATORS
Section Puc 804.01 Reporting Requirements for Operators of Underground
Facilities
Section Puc 804.02 Notification Requirements
Section Puc 804.03 Training of Locators
PART Puc 805 DUTIES OF EXCAVATOR
Section
Puc 805.01 Notification Required Prior
to Excavation
Section Puc 805.02 Excavation That Affects the Tolerance Zone
Section Puc 805.03 Emergency Situations
Section Puc 805.04 Blasting
Section Puc 805.05 Damage to an Underground Facility
PART Puc 806 MARKING THE TOLERANCE ZONE
Section Puc 806.01 Tolerance Zone
Section Puc 806.02 Markers
Section Puc 806.03 Identification
Section Puc 806.04 Emergency Procedures
Section Puc 806.05 Marking Certain Newly Installed Underground
Facilities
PART Puc 807 ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
Section Puc 807.01 Investigation of Complaints
Section Puc 807.02 Notice of Probable Violation
Section Puc 807.03 Responses to Notice of Probable Violation
Section Puc 807.04 Notice of Violation
Section Puc 807.05 Response to Notice of Violation
Section Puc 807.06 Commission Action
Section Puc 807.07 Civil Penalties
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Puc 900 NET METERING FOR
CUSTOMER-OWNED RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION RESOURCES OF 1,000 KILOWATTS OR LESS
PART Puc 901 PURPOSE
Section Puc 901.01 Purpose
Section Puc 901.02 Applicability
PART Puc 902 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 902.01 Affordable Housing Project
Section Puc 902.02 Agreement
Section Puc 902.03 Alternative Net Metering Tariff
Section Puc 902.04 Combined Heat and Power System
Section Puc 902.05 Customer-Generator
Section
Puc 902.06 Customer’s Own Electricity
Requirements
Section Puc 902.07 Default Service
Section Puc 902.08 Distribution Utility
Section Puc 902.09 Electric Utility Customer
Section Puc 902.10 Electricity Suppliers
Section Puc 902.11 Eligible Fuel
Section Puc 902.12 End-User Customer
Section Puc 902.13 Facility
Section Puc 902.14 Federal Poverty Guidelines
Section Puc 902.15 Generating Capacity
Section Puc 902.16 Group
Section Puc 902.17 Heat Led
Section Puc 902.18 Host
Section Puc 902.19 Islanding
Section Puc 902.20 Large Customer-Generator
Section Puc 902.21 Low-Moderate Income Community Solar Project
Section Puc 902.22 Member
Section Puc 902.23 Net Energy Metering
Section Puc 902.24 Non-Bypassable Charges
Section Puc 902.25 Renewable Energy
Section Puc 902.26 Small Customer-Generator
Section Puc 902.27 Standard Net Metering Tariff
Section Puc 902.28 Witness Test
PART Puc 903 CONDITIONS TO INTERCONNECTION
Section Puc 903.01 General Rules, Rights and Obligations
Section Puc 903.02 Statutory and Other Requirements
Section Puc 903.03 Where Multiple Projects Are Deemed a Single
Facility
PART Puc 904 INTERCONNECTION APPLICATION PROCESS
Section Puc 904.01 Pre-Application Review
Section Puc 904.02 Interconnection Application
Section Puc 904.03 Mutual Indemnity Provision
Section Puc 904.04 Application Completeness Review
Section Puc 904.05 Installation and Interconnection of Facility
Section Puc 904.06 Upgrades or Changes in the Net Metering Facility
Section Puc 904.07 Insurance
PART Puc 905 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERCONNECTION OF
FACILITIES
Section Puc 905.01 Requirements for Disconnect Switches
Section Puc 905.02 Disconnect Switch
Section Puc 905.03 Configuration of the Transformer Serving the
Customer-Generator’s Facility Site
Section Puc 905.04 Initial Testing
Section Puc 905.05 Periodic Testing
Section Puc 905.06 Studies and Analysis
Section Puc 905.07
Payment for Upgrades or Improvements to the Electric Distribution System
PART Puc 906 COMPLIANCE PROCESS FOR INVERTER-BASED
FACILITIES
Section Puc 906.01 Inverter Requirements
PART Puc 907 COMPLIANCE PROCESS FOR NET-METERED FACILITIES
NOT USING AN INVERTER
Section Puc 907.01 Interconnection Requirements
PART Puc 908 PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERCONNECTED FACILITIES
Section Puc 908.01 Emergencies and Maintenance
Section Puc 908.02 Procedures for Disconnection
Section Puc 908.03 Distribution Utility Access to Net Metered Facility
Section Puc 908.04 Complaints and Investigations
Section Puc 908.05 Notifying Public of Net Energy Metering
Section Puc 908.06 Violations of Authorization to Interconnect
Section Puc 908.07 Utilities Shall Report Number and Size of Net-Metered
Facilities
Section Puc 908.08 Existing Facilities Grandfathered
Section Puc 908.09 Relationship to Other Commission Rules
Section Puc 908.10 Transferability
PART Puc 909 GROUP NET METERING
Section Puc 909.01 Purpose
Section Puc 909.02 Applicability
Section Puc 909.03 Registration and Re-Registration of Hosts
Section Puc 909.04 Transfer of Registration Numbers
` Section Puc 909.05 Agreement
Section Puc 909.06 Group Changes
Section Puc 909.07 Annual Report
Section Puc 909.08 Duties of the Distribution Utility
Section Puc 909.09 Application to Register or Re-Register as a
Host
Section Puc 909.10 Host’s Annual Report
Section Puc 909.11 Sanctions for Failure to Comply
Section Puc 909.12 Group Net Metering with On-Bill Credits
Section Puc 909.13 Low-Moderate Income Community Solar Projects
Section Puc 909.14 Confidentiality
Section Puc 909.15 Electronic Documents and Signatures
CHAPTER
Puc 1000 RULES FOR RAILROADS - EXPIRED
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CHAPTER
Puc 1100 RULES FOR STEAM UTILITIES
PART Puc 1101 APPLICATION OF RULES
Section Puc 1101.01 Application of Rules
PART Puc 1102 DEFINITIONS
Section
Puc 1102.01 Commission
Section
Puc 1102.02 Public Utility
PART Puc 1103 QUALITY OF SERVICE
Section Puc 1103.01 Interruptions of Service
PART Puc 1104 METERS
Section Puc 1104.01 Meter Testing and Accuracy
Section Puc 1104.02 Customer's Bill Adjustments
Section Puc 1104.03 Meter Records
PART Puc 1105 DAMAGE PREVENTION, MAPS AND SAFETY
Section Puc 1105.01 Underground Utility Damage Prevention Program
Section Puc 1105.02 System Maps
Section Puc 1105.03 Safety Instructions
Section Puc 1105.04 Resuscitation
Section Puc 1105.05 Accidents
PART Puc 1106 REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 1106.01 Reports to Commission
Section Puc 1106.02 Uniform System or Classification of Accounts
Section Puc 1106.03 Short Term Debt
PART Puc 1107 FORMS TO BE FILED BY UTILITIES
Section Puc 1107.01 F-3
Statement of Pro Forma Income Statement at Present and Proposed Rates
for Year Ended
Section Puc 1107.02 F-4
Petition for Authority to Issue Securities
Section Puc 1107.03 F-16
Annual Report
Section Puc 1107.04 F-22
Information Sheet
Section Puc 1107.05 E-5
Utility Accident Report
Section Puc 1107.06 E-22
Report of Proposed Expenditures for Additions, Extensions and Capital
Improvements to Fixed Capital
Section Puc 1107.07 E-23
Report of Interruptions of Service
Section Puc 1107.08 E-25
Report of Proposed Changes in Depreciation Rates
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CHAPTER Puc 1200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF UTILITY CUSTOMER
RELATIONS
PART Puc 1201 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF RULES
Section Puc 1201.01 Purpose
Section Puc 1201.02 Scope of Rules
PART Puc 1202 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 1202.01 Arrearage
Section Puc 1202.02 Commission
Section Puc 1202.03 Complaint
Section Puc 1202.04 Conference
Section Puc 1202.05 Current Bill
Section Puc 1202.06 Customer
Section Puc 1202.07 Disconnection
Section Puc 1202.08 Due Date
Section Puc 1202.09 Financial Hardship
Section Puc 1202.10 Late Payment
Section Puc 1202.11 Medical Emergency
Section Puc 1202.12 Meter
Section Puc 1202.13 Prime Rate
Section Puc 1202.14 Tariff
Section Puc 1202.15 Termination
Section Puc 1202.16 Undue Delay
Section Puc 1202.17 Utility
Section Puc 1202.18 Utility Service
Section Puc 1202.19 Winter Period
PART Puc 1203 SERVICE PROVISIONS
Section Puc 1203.01 Initiation of Utility Service
Section Puc 1203.02 Information to Customers
Section Puc 1203.03 Deposits
Section Puc 1203.04 Meter
Section Puc 1203.05 Implementation of Rate Changes
Section Puc 1203.06 Bill Forms
Section Puc 1203.07 Payment Arrangements
Section Puc 1203.08 Penalties and Charges
Section Puc 1203.09 Complaints by Customers
Section Puc 1203.10 Termination of Service
Section Puc 1203.11 Disconnection of Service
Section Puc 1203.12 Disconnection of Service in Residential
Tenant/Landlord Situations
Section Puc 1203.13 Reconnection of Service
Section Puc 1203.14 Social Service Assistance
Section Puc 1203.15 Denial of Service
Section Puc 1203.16 Disconnection Conferences
Section Puc 1203.17 Conference to
Mediate Complaints Other Than Disconnection Complaints
Section Puc 1203.18 Transfer of Service
Section Puc 1203.19 Interruption of Service
Section Puc 1203.20 Utility Reports
PART Puc 1204 WINTER RULES
Section Puc 1204.01 Applicability of Winter Rules
Section Puc 1204.02 Effect of Arrearages
Section Puc 1204.03 Protection from Disconnection
Section Puc 1204.04 Payment Arrangements
Section Puc 1204.05 Winter Period Notice of Disconnection
Section Puc 1204.06 Review of Pre-Winter Period Disconnections
PART Puc 1205 MEDICAL EMERGENCY RULES
Section Puc 1205.01 Applicability of Medical Emergency Rules
Section Puc 1205.02 Medical Emergency Certification
Section Puc 1205.03 Disconnections of Service to Medical
Emergency Customers
Section Puc 1205.04 Expiration of Medical Emergency Certification
Section Puc 1205.05 Disconnection of Service to Customers with
Expired Medical Emergency Certifications
Section Puc 1205.06 Reporting Requirements
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Puc 1300 UTILITY POLE ATTACHMENTS
PART Puc 1301 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
Section Puc 1301.01 Purpose
Section Puc 1301.02 Applicability
PART Puc 1302 DEFINITIONS
Section
Puc 1302.01 Attaching Entity
Section Puc 1302.02 Commission
Section Puc 1302.03 Department
Section Puc 1302.04 Excepted Local Exchange Carrier
Section Puc 1302.05 Facility
Section Puc 1302.06 Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Section Puc 1302.07 Pole
Section Puc 1302.08 Prime Rate
Section Puc 1302.09 Utility
PART Puc 1303 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section Puc 1303.01 Voluntary Agreements
Section Puc 1303.02 Lack of Agreement
Section Puc 1303.03 Dispute Following Agreement or Order
Section Puc 1303.04 Unauthorized Attachments
Section Puc 1303.05 Procedure
Section Puc 1303.06 Rate Review Standards
Section Puc 1303.07 Remedies
Section Puc 1303.08 Interest
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Puc 1400 RULES FOR PIPELINE PUBLIC
UTILITIES
PART Puc 1401 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 1401.01 Pipeline Public Utility
Section Puc 1401.02 Commission
PART Puc 1402 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 1402.01 Reports to Commission
PART Puc 1403 FORMS TO BE FILED
Section Puc 1403.01 F-22 Information Sheet
Section Puc 1403.02 Annual Reporting
CHAPTER Puc 1500 - EXPIRED
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CHAPTER
Puc 1600 TARIFFS AND SPECIAL
CONTRACTS
PART Puc 1601 APPLICATION OF RULES
Section Puc 1601.01 Application of Rules
PART Puc 1602 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 1602.01 Above the Line
Section Puc 1602.02 Full Rate Case
Section Puc 1602.03 Pro Forma Adjustment
Section Puc 1602.04 Rate
Section Puc 1602.05 Rate Schedule
Section Puc 1602.06 Special Contract
Section Puc 1602.07 Tariff
Section Puc 1602.08 Test Year
Section Puc 1602.09 Utility
PART Puc 1603 GENERAL TARIFF FILING REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 1603.01 Format and Page Markings
Section Puc 1603.02 Contents of and Requirements of Tariff
Section Puc 1603.03 Method of Filing
Section Puc 1603.04 Posting of Tariffs
Section Puc 1603.05 Revisions to Presently Effective Tariffs
Section Puc 1603.06 Page Designations, Tariff Revisions
Section Puc 1603.07 Proposed Tariff, When Effective
Section Puc 1603.08 Tariff Supplements
PART Puc 1604 FULL RATE CASE FILING REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 1604.01 Contents of a Full Rate Case
Section Puc 1604.02 Procedure and Contents of Full Rate Case
Proposal
Section Puc 1604.03 Publication of Proposed Rate Change
Section Puc 1604.04 Attestation
Section Puc 1604.05 Notice of Intent to File Rate Schedules
Section Puc 1604.06 Filing Requirement Schedules
Section Puc 1604.07 Contents of Filing Requirement Schedules
Section Puc 1604.08 Rate of Return Information
Section Puc 1604.09 Adjustments to Test Year
PART Puc 1605 SERVICE OR TARIFF CHANGE OTHER THAN FULL RATE
CASE
Section Puc 1605.01 Service or Tariff Change
Section Puc 1605.02 Service or Tariff Change, Filing Requirements
Section Puc 1605.03 Publication of Proposed Tariff Change
PART Puc 1606 SPECIAL CONTRACTS
Section Puc 1606.01 Effective Date of Special Contract
Section Puc 1606.02 Filing Requirements
Section Puc 1606.03 Procedural Requirements
Section Puc 1606.04 Format of Special Contracts
CHAPTER
Puc 1800 ADMINISTRATION OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE CODE FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IN NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
PART Puc 1801 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 1801.01 Applicant
Section Puc 1801.02 Application
Section Puc 1801.03 Certificate of Compliance
Section Puc 1801.04 Commission
Section Puc 1801.05 Energy Code
Section Puc 1801.06 REScheck
Section Puc 1801.07 Non-residential Building
Section Puc 1801.08 Residential Building
PART Puc 1802 APPLICATION OF RULES
Section Puc 1802.01 Application of Rules to New Buildings and
Structures
Section Puc 1802.02 Application of Rules to Existing Buildings
and Structures
PART Puc 1803 METHODS OF COMPLIANCE REGARDING DESIGN
Section Puc 1803.01 Design Approval Required
Section Puc 1803.02 Demonstrating Compliance with the Design
Requirements of Puc 1800
Section Puc 1803.03 Architect’s or Engineer’s Certification
Section Puc 1803.04 Standard Design
Section Puc 1803.05 Certificate of Compliance with the Design
Requirements of Puc 1800
PART Puc 1804 APPLICATION PROCESS
Section Puc 1804.01 Content of Applications
Section Puc 1804.02 Procedure Relating to Applications
Section Puc 1804.03 Appeals Process
PART Puc 1805 EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE OF THE COMPLETED
BUILDING
Section Puc 1805.01 As-Built Construction Certification Required
CHAPTER
Puc 1900 RATE CASE EXPENSES
PART Puc 1901
PURPOSE
Section Puc 1901.01 Purpose
PART Puc 1902 APPLICATION
OF RULES
Section Puc 1902.01
Application of Rules
PART Puc 1903
DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 1903.01 Commission
Section Puc
1903.02 Final Order
Section Puc 1903.03 Full Rate Case
Section Puc 1903.04
Non-recurring Expenses
Section Puc
1903.05 Rate Case Expenses
Section Puc 1903.06
Service Provider
Section Puc 1903.07
Utility
PART Puc 1904
APPROVAL BY COMMISSION
Section Puc 1904.01
Approval Required Prior to Recovery
Section Puc 1904.02
Criteria for Determining Allowed Rate Case Expenses
PART Puc 1905
PROCEDURES FOR FILING FOR RECOVERY OF EXPENSES
Section Puc 1905.01
Estimated Rate Case Expenses
Section Puc 1905.02
Deadline for Filing Recovery Request
Section Puc 1905.03
Documentation of Expenses Required
Section Puc 1905.04
Additional Requirements for Service Providers
PART Puc 1906 EXPENSES
RECOVERABLE AS RATE CASE EXPENSES
Section Puc
1906.01 Allowed Expenses
PART Puc 1907
EXPENSES NOT RECOVERABLE AS RATE CASE EXPENSES
Section Puc 1907.01
Expenses Not Allowed
PART Puc 1908
SURCHARGES FOR THE RECOVERY OF RATE CASE EXPENSES
Section Puc 1908.01
Recovery through Rate Surcharge
CHAPTER
Puc 2000 COMPETITIVE ELECTRIC POWER
SUPPLIER AND AGGREGATOR RULES
PART Puc 2001 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF THE RULES
Section Puc 2001.01 Purpose
Section Puc 2001.02 Application of Rules
Section Puc 2001.03 Waiver of Rules
PART Puc 2002 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 2002.01 Affiliate
Section
Puc 2002.02 Aggregate
Section Puc 2002.03 Aggregator
Section Puc 2002.04 Aggregator Granted Agency Authority
Section Puc 2002.05 Applicant
Section Puc 2002.06 Buyer’s Aggregator
Section Puc 2002.07 Commission
Section Puc 2002.08 Competitive Electric Power Supplier (CEPS)
Section Puc 2002.09 Confidential Customer Information
Section Puc 2002.10 Customer
Section Puc 2002.11 Customer Representative
Section Puc 2002.12 Electricity Suppliers
Section Puc 2002.13 Electricity Supply Offer
Section Puc 2002.14 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Section Puc 2002.15 Enrollment
Section Puc 2002.16 Investment Grade Credit Rating
Section Puc 2002.17 ISO-NE
Section Puc 2002.18 Large Commercial Customer
Section Puc 2002.19 Principals
Section Puc 2002.20 Sanctionable Event
Section Puc 2002.21 Slamming
Section Puc 2002.22 Small Commercial Customer
Section Puc 2002.23 Unaffiliated Third Party
Section Puc 2002.24 Utility
PART Puc 2003 REGISTRATION AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 2003.01 Initial Registration of Competitive Electric
Power Suppliers
Section Puc 2003.02 Renewal Registration of Competitive Electric
Power Suppliers
Section Puc 2003.03 Financial Security Requirements of
Competitive Electric Power Suppliers
Section Puc 2003.04 Reporting Requirements of Competitive Electric
Power Suppliers
Section Puc 2003.05 Registration of Aggregators
Section Puc 2003.06 Renewal of Registration by Aggregators
Section Puc 2003.07 Assessment
Section Puc 2003.08 Withdrawal of Registration
PART Puc 2004 CONSUMER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 2004.01 Applicability
Section Puc 2004.02 Disclosure of Terms of Service by Competitive
Electric Power Suppliers
Section
Puc 2004.03 Price Disclosure
Section Puc 2004.04 Disclosure Prior to End of Contract
Section Puc 2004.05 Environmental Disclosure
Section Puc 2004.06 Billing
Section Puc 2004.07 Disclosure by Aggregators
Section Puc 2004.08 Customer Authorization Required for CEPS
Section Puc 2004.09 Customer Authorization Required for Aggregators
Granted Agency Authority
Section Puc 2004.10 Competitive Electric Power Supplier
Enrollment of Customers
Section Puc 2004.11 Solicitation of Customers
Section Puc 2004.12 Off-Cycle Meter Reading
Section Puc 2004.13 Transfer of Customer Accounts Between Suppliers
Section Puc 2004.14 Change in Ownership
Section Puc 2004.15 CEPS Voluntary Discontinuance of Service
Section Puc 2004.16 Transfer of Customers Resulting from
Unexpected Cessation of CEPS Service
Section Puc 2004.17 Commission Action When Necessary to Maintain
Continuous Service
Section Puc 2004.18 Termination of Service to Customer by CEPS
Section Puc 2004.19 Protection of Confidential Customer
Information
Section Puc 2004.20 Other Consumer Protections
PART Puc 2005 ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES
Section Puc 2005.01 Assessment of Fines Through Notice of
Violation
Section Puc 2005.02 Prospective Suspension of Marketing and Sales
Activities
Section Puc 2005.03 Suspension of Registration of CEPS or Aggregator
Section Puc 2005.04 Revocation of Registration of CEPS or
Aggregator
Section Puc 2005.05 Factors to be Considered Regarding Sanctions
Section Puc 2005.06 Commission Claims Against CEPS’s Financial
Security
Section Puc 2005.07 Investigation by Commission by Reason of
Consumer Complaint
PART Puc 2006 INFORMATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 2006.01 Information Required for Initial and Renewal
Registration of CEPS
Section Puc 2006.02 Information Required for Initial and Renewal
Registration of Aggregators
Section Puc 2006.03 Information Required in CEPS Quarterly Sales
Report
Section Puc 2006.04 Information Required for Assessment Exemption
Claim
CHAPTER Puc 2100 AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS RULES
PART Puc 2101 APPLICABILITY
Section Puc 2101.01 Purpose
Section Puc 2101.02 Scope
Section Puc 2101.03 Communications Allowed
Section Puc 2101.04 Circumvention Prohibited
PART Puc 2102 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 2102.01 Affiliate
Section Puc 2102.02 Commission
Section
Puc 2102.03 Competitive Affiliate
Section Puc 2102.04 Competitive Energy Affiliate
Section Puc 2102.05 Customer Information
Section Puc 2102.06 Distribution System Information
Section Puc 2102.07 Fully Loaded Cost
Section Puc 2102.08 Non-affiliated Competitor
Section Puc 2102.09 Non-affiliated Energy Competitor
Section Puc 2102.10 Substantial Control
Section Puc 2102.11 Utility
Section Puc 2102.12 Utility Employee
PART Puc 2103 NONDISCRIMINATION
Section Puc 2103.01 Tariff Provision Allows Discretion
Section Puc 2103.02 Preferences to Competitive Affiliates
Regarding Products and Services, Distribution system Information, and Customer
Information
Section Puc 2103.03 Conduct of Distribution System Operations and
Access to System Control Operations by Competitive Affiliates
Section Puc 2103.04 Provision of Products and Services to
Competitive Energy Affiliates
Section Puc 2103.05 Access to Distribution Facilities by Energy
Competitors and Offering of Supply, Capacity, Regulated Utility Services, and
Distribution System Information to Competitive Energy Affiliates
Section Puc 2103.06 Offer and Posting of Discounts, Rebates, and
Waivers to Competitive Affiliates and Competitive Energy Affiliates
Section Puc 2103.07 Processing of Requests for Services by
Competitive Energy Affiliates, Non-Affiliated Energy Competitors, and
Customers, and Prohibition Against Preferences to Competitive Energy Affiliates
Section Puc 2103.08 Prohibition Against Tying
Section Puc 2103.09 Business Development and Customer Relations
Regarding Competitive Affiliates
PART Puc 2104 DISCLOSURE AND INFORMATION
Section Puc 2104.01 Release of Customer Information to
Competitive Affiliate
Section Puc 2104.02 List of Suppliers
Section Puc 2104.03 Non-Public Information from Non-Affiliated
Energy Competitors
PART Puc 2105 SEPARATION
Section Puc 2105.01 Separate Books and Records and Access by
Commission
Section Puc 2105.02 Shared Facilities, Services and Data
Section Puc 2105.03 Joint Purchases
Section Puc 2105.04 Shared Services
Section Puc 2105.05 Joint Employment
Section Puc 2105.06 Employee Transfers
Section Puc 2105.07 Joint Advertising and Marketing
Section Puc 2105.08 Corporate Identification
Section Puc 2105.09 Transfer of Goods, Services, and Capital
Assets
PART Puc 2106 REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
Section Puc 2106.01 Filing of Compliance Plan
Section Puc 2106.02 Initial Certification of Officer
Section Puc 2106.03 Annual Certifications
Section Puc 2106.04 Notification to Commission and Updates to
Compliance Plan
Section Puc 2106.05 Compliance Audit
Section Puc 2106.06 Considerations in Assessment of Civil
Penalties
Section Puc 2106.07 Relation to Antitrust Laws
CHAPTER
Puc 2200 MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY
AGGREGATION RULES
PART Puc 2201 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF THE RULES
Section Puc 2201.01 Purpose
Section Puc 2201.02 Application of Rules
Section Puc 2201.03 Waiver of Rules
PART Puc 2202 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 2202.01 Aggregation Plan
Section Puc 2202.02 Anonymized
Section Puc 2202.03 Commission
Section Puc 2202.04 Committee
Section Puc 2202.05 Community Power Aggregation (CPA)
Section Puc 2202.06 Competitive Electric Power Supplier (CEPS)
Section Puc 2202.07 Confidential Customer Information
Section Puc 2202.08 CPA Service Area
Section Puc 2202.09 Customer
Section Puc 2202.10 Default Service
Section Puc 2202.11 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Section Puc 2202.12 Enrollment
Section Puc 2202.13 ISO-NE
Section Puc 2202.14 Load Serving Entity (LSE)
Section
Puc 2202.15 Utility
PART Puc 2203 ELECTRIC AGGREGATION COMMITTEES AND REQUESTS
FOR LOAD DATA
Section Puc 2203.01 Notification of Formation of a Community
Power Aggregation Committee
Section Puc 2203.02 Request for Usage Information from Utilities
PART Puc 2204 AGGREGATION PLANS AND LAUNCH OF COMMUNITY
POWER PROGRAMS
Section Puc 2204.01 Submission of Electric Aggregation Plans to
the Commission for Review and Approval
Section Puc 2204.02 Request for Anonymized Customer-Specific
Information from Utilities
Section Puc 2204.03 Request for Names, Addresses, and Account
Numbers of Customers
Section Puc 2204.04 Notification of CPA Commencement of Service
Section Puc 2204.05 Notification of CPA Service Rates and
Customer Enrollment
Section Puc 2204.06 Use of Electronic Data Interchange
PART Puc 2205 OPERATION OF A CPA
Section Puc 2205.01 Provision of Electricity Supply Service
Section
Puc 2205.02 Application of Puc 2000 to
CEPS When Providing Electricity Supply to CPA Customers
Section
Puc 2205.03 Utility Services to CPAs
Section Puc 2205.04 County CPAs That Contain Municipalities with
Adopted or Planned CPAs
Section Puc 2205.05 New Utility Service Customers
Section Puc 2205.06 Termination of CPA
Section Puc 2205.07 Unexpected Cessation of CPA Service
Section Puc 2205.08 Restart of an Aggregation Program After
Termination
Section Puc 2205.09 Sales Reporting
Section Puc 2205.10 Renewable Portfolio Standard Reporting
Section Puc 2205.11 Environmental Disclosure Label
Section Puc 2205.12 Complaints and dispute Resolution
Section Puc 2205.13 Individual Customer Billing Information
Section Puc 2205.14 Enabling Meter Reading Authority and Access
to Interval Meter Data
Section Puc 2205.15 Net Metering by CPAs
CHAPTER
Puc 2300 - 2400 - RESERVED
CHAPTER
Puc 2500 ELECTRIC RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD
PART Puc 2501 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
Section Puc 2501.01 Purpose
Section Puc 2501.02 Applicability
PART Puc 2502 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 2502.01 Alternative Compliance Payment
Section Puc 2502.02 Began Operation
Section Puc 2502.03 Biodiesel
Section Puc 2502.04 Biomass Fuels
Section Puc 2502.05 Capital Investment
Section
Puc 2502.06 Certificate
Section Puc 2502.07 Class I Source
Section Puc 2502.08 Class II Source
Section Puc 2502.09 Class III Source
Section Puc 2502.10 Class IV Source
Section Puc 2502.11 Co-Fired Electric Generating Facility
Section Puc 2502.12 Commission
Section Puc 2502.13 Control Area
Section Puc 2502.14 Customer-Sited Source
Section Puc 2502.15 Default Service
Section Puc 2502.16 Department
Section Puc 2502.17 Distribution Utility
Section Puc 2502.18 Eligible Electric Biomass Technologies
Section Puc 2502.19 End-Use Customer
Section Puc 2502.20 Generation Attributes
Section Puc 2502.21 Generation Information System (GIS)
Section Puc 2502.22 Historical Generation Baseline
Section Puc 2502.23 ISO
Section Puc 2502.24 Incremental New Production
Section Puc 2502.25 Independent Monitor
Section Puc 2502.26 Large Biodiesel End User
Section Puc 2502.27 Large Thermal Source
Section Puc 2502.28 Methane Gas
Section Puc 2502.29 New England Control Area
Section Puc 2502.30 Portfolio Standards
Section Puc 2502.31 Primary Fuel
Section Puc 2502.32 Provider of Electricity
Section Puc 2502.33 Renewable Energy Fund
Section Puc 2502.34 Renewable Energy Source
Section Puc 2502.35 Retire
Section Puc 2502.36 Revenue Quality Meter
Section
Puc 2502.37 Small Thermal Source
Section Puc 2502.38 Thermal Biomass Renewable Energy Technologies
Section Puc 2502.39 Useful Thermal Energy
Section
Puc 2502.40 Year
PART Puc 2503 PORTFOLIO STANDARDS
Section Puc 2503.01 Portfolio Standards
Section Puc 2503.02 Alternative Compliance Payments
Section Puc 2503.03 Annual Compliance Report
Section Puc 2503.04 Net-Metering Credit
Section Puc 2503.05 Certificate Banking
PART Puc 2504 ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
CERTIFICATES
Section Puc 2504.01 Location of Sources Eligible to be Issued
Certificates
Section Puc 2504.02 Transferability of Certificates
PART Puc 2505 CERTIFICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Section Puc 2505.01 Eligibility Determinations
Section Puc 2505.02 Application Requirements
Section Puc 2505.03 Preliminary Designation
Section Puc 2505.04 Certification of Biomass Facilities Producing
Electricity or Useful Thermal Energy
Section Puc 2505.05 Certification of Incremental New Production
Section Puc 2505.06 Certification of Repowered Class III or IV
Sources
Section Puc 2505.07 Certification of Formerly Nonrenewable Energy
Electric Generation Facilities as Repowered Class I Sources
Section Puc 2505.08 Certification of Combined Heat and Power
Facilities
Section Puc 2505.09 Certification of Biodiesel Production
Facilities
Section
Puc 2505.10 Independent Monitors
Section Puc 2505.11 Suspension of Eligibility to Produce
Certificates for Biomass Facilities
Section Puc 2505.12 Suspension of Eligibility to Produce
Certificates for Biodiesel Production Facilities
Section Puc 2505.13 Suspension of Eligibility to Produce
Certificates
Section
Puc 2505.14 Notification of Change
Section Puc 2505.15 Adjudicative Proceedings; Rehearing Requests
PART Puc 2506 METERING, VERIFICATION, AND REPORTING
Section Puc 2506.01 Metering of All Renewable Energy Sources
Section Puc 2506.02 Metering of Customer-Sited Sources
Section Puc 2506.03 Metering of Co-Fired Electric Generating Sources
Section Puc 2506.04 Metering of Sources that Produce Useful
Thermal Energy
Section Puc 2506.05 Calculation of Certificates for Production of
Useful Thermal Energy
Section Puc 2506.06 Request for Alternative Method for Measuring
Thermal Energy
Section Puc 2506.07 Metering of Biodiesel Production
Section Puc 2506.08 Verification and Reporting for Biodiesel
Production
Section Puc 2506.09 Calculation of Certificates for Production of
Biodiesel
PART Puc 2507 AGGREGATION OF CERTIFICATES
Section Puc 2507.01 Registration
Section Puc 2507.02 Prohibited Relationships
PART Puc 2508 RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND
Section Puc 2508.01 Source of Fund
Section Puc 2508.02 Renewable Energy Initiatives
Section Puc 2508.03 Customer-Sited or Thermal Energy Projects
Section Puc 2508.04 Audit
CHAPTER Puc
2600 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION FUND
PART Puc 2601 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
Section Puc 2601.01 Purpose
Section Puc 2601.02 Applicability
PART Puc 2602 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 2602.01 Allowances
Section Puc 2602.02 Building Energy Code
Section Puc 2602.03 Conservation
Section Puc 2602.04 Commission
Section Puc 2602.05 Cost-Effective
Section Puc 2602.06 Department
Section Puc 2602.07 Demand Response Programs
Section Puc 2602.08 Energy Audit
Section Puc 2602.09 Energy Efficiency
Section Puc 2602.10 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund
Section Puc 2602.11 Low-Income Residential Customers
Section Puc 2602.12
Section Puc 2602.13 Passive Solar Heating and Ventilation Systems
Section Puc 2602.14 Private Entity
Section Puc 2602.15 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or RGGI
Section Puc 2602.16 Revolving Loan Fund
Section Puc 2602.17 Weatherization
PART Puc 2603 LOW INCOME RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Section Puc 2603.01 Energy Efficiency for Low Income Residential
Customers
PART Puc 2604 ENERGY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES
Section Puc 2604.01 Use of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
Fund
Section Puc 2604.02 Solicitation of Proposals
Section Puc 2604.03 Selection of Proposals
PART Puc 2605 RATEPAYER REBATES
Section Puc 2605.01 Allowance Sales in Excess of Threshold Prices
Section Puc 2605.02 Unencumbered Funds
Section Puc 2605.03 Rebate to Electric Ratepayers
CHAPTER
Puc 2700 - 2900 - RESERVED
CHAPTER
Puc 3000 COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SUPPLIER
AND AGGREGATOR RULES
PART Puc 3001 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF THE RULES
Section Puc 3001.01 Purpose
Section Puc 3001.02 Application of Rules
PART Puc 3002 DEFINITIONS
Section Puc 3002.01 Affiliate
Section Puc 3002.02 Aggregate
Section Puc 3002.03 Aggregator
Section Puc 3002.04 Applicant
Section Puc 3002.05 City Gate
Section Puc 3002.06 Commission
Section Puc 3002.07 Competitive Natural Gas Supplier (CNGS)
Section Puc 3002.08 Confidential Customer Information
Section Puc 3002.09 Customer
Section Puc 3002.10 Delivery Service
Section Puc 3002.11 Investment Grade Credit Rating
Section Puc 3002.12 LDC Sales Service
Section Puc 3002.13 Local Distribution Company (LDC)
Section Puc 3002.14 Natural Gas Supplier Service
Section Puc 3002.15 Natural Gas Supply Offer
Section Puc 3002.16 Principals
Section Puc 3002.17 Sanctionable Event
PART Puc 3003 REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 3003.01 Initial Registration of Competitive Natural
Gas Suppliers
Section Puc 3003.02 Renewal Registration of Competitive Natural
Gas Suppliers
Section Puc 3003.03 Financial Security Requirements of Competitive
Natural Gas Suppliers
Section Puc 3003.04 Reporting Requirements of Competitive Natural
Gas Suppliers
Section Puc 3003.05 Initial Registration of Natural Gas Aggregators
Section Puc 3003.06 Renewal Registration of Natural Gas Aggregators
Section Puc 3003.07 Assessment
Section Puc 3003.08 Withdrawal of Registration
PART Puc 3004 CONSUMER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 3004.01 Applicability
Section Puc 3004.02 Provision of Information to Customers by Competitive
Natural Gas Suppliers
Section Puc 3004.03 Telephone Solicitation of Customers
Section Puc 3004.04 Transfer of Service by Competitive Natural
Gas Suppliers
Section Puc 3004.05 CNGS Voluntary Discontinuance of Service
Section Puc 3004.06 Transfer of Customers Resulting from
Unexpected Cessation of CNGS Service
Section Puc 3004.07 Commission Action When Necessary to Maintain
Continuous Service
Section Puc 3004.08 Bill Disclosure Information
Section Puc 3004.09 Notice of Termination of Service
Section Puc 3004.10 Customer Protections Required of Aggregators
Section Puc 3004.11 Protection of Confidential Customer
Information
Section Puc 3004.12 Other Consumer Protections
PART Puc 3005 ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES
Section Puc 3005.01 Assessment of Fines Through Notice of
Violation
Section Puc 3005.02 Prospective Suspension of Marketing and Sales
Activities
Section Puc 3005.03 Suspension of Registration of CNGS or Aggregator
Section Puc 3005.04 Revocation of Registration of CNGS or
Aggregator
` Section
Puc 3005.05 Factors to be Considered
Regarding Sanctions
Section Puc 3005.06 Commission Claims Against CNGS’s Financial
Security
Section Puc 3005.07 Investigation by Commission By Reason of
Consumer Complaint
PART Puc 3006 INFORMATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Section Puc 3006.01 Information Required for Initial and Renewal
Registration of CNGS
Section Puc 3006.02 Information Required for Initial and Renewal
Registration of Aggregators
Section Puc 3006.03 Information Required for Assessment Exemption
Claim